A panel Gov. Paul LePage created in April to investigate the Maine Human Rights Commission was never publicized.WMTW News 8 political reporter Paul Merrill obtained the executive order on Tuesday.Read the governor's executive orderOne of the stated purposes of the review panel is to "identify factors causing and/or contributing to the perception of prejudice against respondents and bias in favor of complainants."Amy Sneirson, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission, said the commission's annual reports show that it sides in favor of complainants about 10 percent of the time.The Governor's Office did not immediately respond to questions about why such an inquiry is necessary.This is not the first time the governor has tangled with the Maine Human Rights Commission.In February, LePage called Sneirson on behalf of a Waldoboro diner owner who had been accused of religious discrimination.At the time, the governor said he was just trying to help a constituent. Sneirson said the governor was asking for a hearing to be postponed.At the time, LePage told WMTW News 8, "The response I got really concerns me a great deal, so I've called for an investigation and we're going to get an executive order out that's going to do a complete review of all their rules."That call for an investigation was never made public until now.A LePage spokeswoman said several executive orders were never posted online this year because of "an oversight."

AUGUSTA, Maine —

A panel Gov. Paul LePage created in April to investigate the Maine Human Rights Commission was never publicized.

WMTW News 8 political reporter Paul Merrill obtained the executive order on Tuesday.

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One of the stated purposes of the review panel is to "identify factors causing and/or contributing to the perception of prejudice against respondents and bias in favor of complainants."

Amy Sneirson, executive director of the Maine Human Rights Commission, said the commission's annual reports show that it sides in favor of complainants about 10 percent of the time.

The Governor's Office did not immediately respond to questions about why such an inquiry is necessary.

This is not the first time the governor has tangled with the Maine Human Rights Commission.

In February, LePage called Sneirson on behalf of a Waldoboro diner owner who had been accused of religious discrimination.

At the time, the governor said he was just trying to help a constituent. Sneirson said the governor was asking for a hearing to be postponed.

At the time, LePage told WMTW News 8, "The response I got really concerns me a great deal, so I've called for an investigation and we're going to get an executive order out that's going to do a complete review of all their rules."

That call for an investigation was never made public until now.

A LePage spokeswoman said several executive orders were never posted online this year because of "an oversight."